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Norhill debates massing as commission splits and then conditions approvals for two North Hill projects
Summary
After extended public comment on neighborhood scale, the commission approved a two‑story rear addition at 832 West Millwood and later approved related garage alterations with a one‑foot lowering condition; the commission denied a separate new‑construction application at 1138 West Fugate for incompatibility with district criteria.
Commissioners heard hours of public testimony about neighborhood scale and massing in Norhill and North Hill before splitting on two related applications at 832 West Millwood and denying a new‑construction proposal at 1138 West Fugate.
Staff presented B6 (a two‑story, 1,408‑square‑foot rear addition to a contributing 1928 bungalow at 832 West Millwood, expanding the house to 2,488 square feet) and B7 (alterations to a contributing two‑story garage to modernize the ground floor). Staff recommended approval of both items. The proposals drew a large public turnout from Norhill residents and the Norhill Neighborhood Association, who argued the combined massing would overwhelm the block’s predominantly small‑scale…
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